jay, I'm guessing your 18ish and looking at either a career or uni. If you have to take out loans to get through Uni then the pay at the college will be sufficient enough to repay the loans and still give you funds for a good time. For information recruitment can take a good year or so before you actually start at the college, someone else on here can probably give a better time-guide but if you apply now don't expect a start date until next year.
Hope that helps a little
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